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MichaelSoE

(1,576 posts)
Tue Oct 22, 2019, 11:30 AM Oct 2019

FL Governor Ron DeSantis hugging Rudy Giuliani's henchmen after claiming he didn't know them

I don't post much (been a lurker since the bush years) but this pissed me off. Being a Florida resident for the last 9 years I have always voted to get rid of these ________ (insert your own expletive/descriptive adjective/noun). You can not imagine how elated I was that in 2018, we finally had a democratic challenger for my distric'ts house seat. For years there was no challenger to whichever repugnant republican ran.

Upon reading this article I am thoroughly convinced that, though not in the way his supporters imagined, Trump will really drain the swamp. It's going to happen by guilt through association. Everything Trump touches and everyone who touches him turns to shit. I anticipate that very elected official that has the Trump stink on them, will either resign, go to prison, not run for re-election, turn state's evidence, face the wrath of Putin's secret assassins or pull a Jeffery Epstein.

When news first broke that the two Giuliani-linked Soviet-born businessmen who were indicted on charges of interfering in U.S. elections had given $50,000 to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ campaign last year, a spokesperson for DeSantis claimed that the governor barely knew who the men were. Now, thanks to the Tampa Bay Times, video and photos of DeSantis enthusiastically hugging the two men at his victory party have been released.

Since then, DeSantis finally acknowledged that he indeed had a relationship with Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas, who have become major figures in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump’s presidency.

It’s still not known why the contribution, which took place one day before President Trump endorsed DeSantis, was given, but prosecutors contend that the pair’s contributions were in exchange for political favors. DeSantis has since ordered his political committee to return the $50,000 donation.


[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/images-show-fl-governor-ron-desantis-hugging-rudy-giulianis-henchmen-after-claiming-he-didnt-know-them/|]
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FL Governor Ron DeSantis hugging Rudy Giuliani's henchmen after claiming he didn't know them (Original Post) MichaelSoE Oct 2019 OP
I smell so much bullshit with desantis Lunabell Oct 2019 #1
Kick dalton99a Oct 2019 #2
Not only are they liars, they are... 3catwoman3 Oct 2019 #3

dalton99a

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Tue Oct 22, 2019, 11:47 AM
Oct 2019

Gov. Ron DeSantis is seen hugging both Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas during Desantis' election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 in Orlando. [CHRIS URSO | Times]
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